bloomer — bloomer1 [blo͞om′ər] n. 1. a plant with reference to its blooming [an early bloomer] 2. a person in the bloom or prime of life 3. [short for blooming error] [Slang, Chiefly Brit.] Chiefly Brit. Slang a foolish or stupid mistake ☆ bloomer2… … English World dictionary
Bloomer, Amelia Jenks — ▪ American social reformer née Amelia Jenks born May 27, 1818, Homer, N.Y., U.S. died Dec. 30, 1894, Council Bluffs, Iowa American reformer who campaigned for temperance (temperance movement) and women s rights (women s movement). Amelia … Universalium
bloomer — [19] Bloomers, long loose trousers worn by women, were not actually invented by someone called Bloomer – the credit for that seems to go to a Mrs Elizabeth Smith Miller of New York – but their first advocate was Amelia Jenks Bloomer (1818–94), a… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
bloomer — [19] Bloomers, long loose trousers worn by women, were not actually invented by someone called Bloomer – the credit for that seems to go to a Mrs Elizabeth Smith Miller of New York – but their first advocate was Amelia Jenks Bloomer (1818–94), a… … Word origins
Bloomer Girl — Infobox Musical name= Bloomer Girl caption= music= Harold Arlen lyrics= E.Y. Harburg book= Sig Herzig and Fred Saidy basis= productions= 1944 Broadway awards= Bloomer Girl was a Broadway musical that premiered on October 4, 1944. Sig Herzig and… … Wikipedia
bloomer — 1. n. sl. a blunder. Etymology: = BLOOMING error 2. n. Brit. an oblong loaf with a rounded diagonally slashed top. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. uncert. 3. n. a plant that blooms (in a specified way) (early autumn bloomer) … Useful english dictionary
Bloomer — This unusual and interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a metonymic occupational name for a maker of blooms, an iron worker, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century bloma (Middle English blome ), ingot of iron. Job… … Surnames reference
Steve Bloomer — Football player infobox playername= Steve Bloomer fullname = Stephen Bloomer dateofbirth = birth date|1874|1|20 cityofbirth = Cradley, Worcestershire countryofbirth = England dateofdeath = death date and age|1938|4|16|1874|1|20 cityofdeath =… … Wikipedia
Matthew Bloomer — Matty Bloomer Personal information Full name … Wikipedia
Amelia Bloomer — Amelia Jenks Bloomer (May 27, 1818 mdash;December 30, 1894) was an American women s rights and temperance advocate. She created the Loose Bloomer for women s comfort. Bloomer came from a family of modest means and received only a few years of… … Wikipedia